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Rant of Valakut: My Long Road

Ben Iverach-Brereton
March 12, 2018
Rants of Valakut
My history with Magic: the Gathering hasn't been as straightforward as you might expect. For years I had no interest in playing, and it wasn't until about seven years ago that I fell into the game. It's been qu... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Aggro Tropical Merfolk

Nikachu
March 6, 2018
Channel Nikachu
This week the Merfolk take no prisoners: Aggro Tropical Merfolk in Modern! Lands4 x Botanical Sanctum1 x Breeding Pool3 x Cavern of Souls1 x Flooded Strand3 x Island (78)1 x Misty Rainforest3 x Mutavau... Read More...

Modern Musings: Scummy and Shady Tactics

Michael Shapiro
March 5, 2018
Modern Musings
Hey everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings! Today I am going to talk about the shadier side of Magic and what you can do to protect yourself from these sinister practices. The Situation: During the 6th r... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Tournament of Champions – Goblin Storm

Austen Hoey
March 5, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
My favourite deck of all time. Goblin Storm, this deck is explosive and powerful! Cards like Dragon Fodder and Krenko's Command aid draw spells like Distant Melody and Shared Discovery. Once a mass of Goblins a... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Tournament of Champions – Greedy Jund

Austen Hoey
March 2, 2018
Pauper Ponderings
Damned Cycling set the bar pretty Damn high last week. Will this fixture of the Modern format be able to put up similar results? We'll have to wait and see. Also, I announce the winner of the Ponder Print Give ... Read More...

Rant of Valakut: Tuning Up Delver Grow

Ben Iverach-Brereton
February 26, 2018
Rants of Valakut
The Simic deck is back! If you haven't read my "Building Delver Grow" series, about my Modern Blue-Green deck, you can read it here: In Part 1 I talk about how I adapted the old Miracle Grow deck for Modern. ... Read More...

Modern Musings: Induced Amnesia

Michael Shapiro
February 26, 2018
Modern Musings
Hello everyone! Welcome to another Modern Musings!  This week I'm going to be talking about Induced Amnesia and its potential applications in Modern. Induced Amnesia is an interesting card to brew with i... Read More...

Cubism: Ixalan 3 Months Later

Aaron Paquette
February 24, 2018
Cubism
Aaron and Drew are back taking another look at Ixalan after the fact. We're talking about the winners and losers from Ixalan now that we've all had enough time to give these cards a round or two. How well did I... Read More...

Pauper Ponderings: Tournament of Champions – Damned Cycling

Austen Hoey
February 22, 2018
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It's Round 1 of the Pauper Pondering's Tournament of Champions. 4 Awesome Decks enter, 1 Deck will stand Victorious! This week we're playing Pauper's answer to Living End. Using cyclers and cards like Satyr ... Read More...

Channel Nikachu: Classic Blue Merfolk in Modern

Nikachu
February 20, 2018
Channel Nikachu
See how classic blue Merfolk fares in Modern this week! Lands3 x Cavern of Souls12 x Island (98)4 x Mutavault1 x Oboro, Palace in the Clouds Creatures4 x Cursecatcher3 x Spell Pierce4 x Silvergill... Read More...
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